| | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. | Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it. | Avvicinatevi, o nazioni, per ascoltare, o popoli, fate attenzione. Ascolti la terra e tutto ciò che è in essa, il mondo e tutto ciò che produce. |
| 2 | For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. | For Jehovah hath indignation against all the nations, and wrath against all their host: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. | Poiché l'Eterno è adirato contro tutte le nazioni, è sdegnato contro tutti i loro eserciti, egli le vota allo sterminio, le abbandona al massacro. |
| 3 | Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. | Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies shall come up; and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. | I loro uccisi saranno gettati via, i loro cadaveri esaleranno fetore e i monti si scioglieranno col loro sangue. |
| 4 | And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. | And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll; and all their host shall fade away, as the leaf fadeth from off the vine, and as a fading [leaf] from the fig-tree. | Tutto l'esercito del cielo si dissolverà, i cieli si arrotoleranno come un libro, ma tutto il loro esercito cadrà, come cade la foglia dalla vite, come cade un frutto appassito dal fico. |
| 5 | For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. | For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. | Poiché la mia spada si è inebriata nel cielo, ecco essa sta per piombare su Edom, sul popolo che ho votato allo sterminio, per fare giustizia. |
| 6 | The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. | The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. | La spada dell'Eterno è piena di sangue, è satolla di grasso, del sangue di agnelli e di capri, del grasso dei reni di montoni; poiché l'Eterno fa un sacrificio a Botsrah e un grande massacro nel paese di Edom. |
| 7 | And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. | And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. | Con essi cadono bufali, torelli insieme con tori; la loro terra è imbevuta di sangue, la loro polvere è satolla di grasso. |
| 8 | For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. | For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. | Poiché è il giorno della vendetta dell'Eterno, l'anno della retribuzione per la causa di Sion. |
| 9 | And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. | And the streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. | I torrenti saranno mutati in pece, la sua polvere in zolfo, la sua terra diventerà pece ardente. |
| 10 | It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. | It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. | Non si spegnerà né notte né giorno, il suo fumo salirà per sempre; rimarrà deserta di generazione in generazione, nessuno più vi passerà. |
| 11 | But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. | But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness. | Ne prenderanno possesso il pellicano e il porcospino e vi abiteranno la civetta e il corvo. L'Eterno stenderà su di essa la corda della desolazione, il livello del vuoto. |
| 12 | They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. | They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing. | Chiameranno i nobili al regno, ma non ve ne sarà alcuno, e tutti i suoi principi saranno ridotti a nulla. |
| 13 | And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. | And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. | Nei suoi palazzi cresceranno le spine, nelle sue fortezze ortiche e cardi; diventerà una dimora di sciacalli, un recinto per gli struzzi. |
| 14 | The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. | And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest. | Le bestie del deserto s'incontreranno con le bestie che ululano, i capri si chiameranno l'un l'altro; vi si stabiliranno anche le civette e vi troveranno un luogo di riposo. |
| 15 | There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. | There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate. | Vi farà il suo nido il serpente-freccia, vi deporrà le uova, le farà schiudere e raccoglierà i suoi piccoli alla sua ombra; là si raduneranno anche gli avvoltoi, ciascuno col suo compagno. |
| 16 | Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. | Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them. | Cercate nel libro dell'Eterno e leggete: nessuno di essi mancherà, nessuno sarà privo del suo compagno, perché la sua bocca l'ha comandato e il suo Spirito li ha radunati. |
| 17 | And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. | And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. | Egli stesso ha gettato la sorte per essi, e la sua mano lo ha diviso tra loro con la linea per misurare; lo possederanno per sempre, vi abiteranno di generazione in generazione. |
